QSITE Congratulates our 2008 Award Winners
Submitted by RablinAmanda on Mon, 02/03/2009 - 10:09.
At the QSITE AGM on Friday 27 February our 2008 Award Winners were announced.
Educator of the Year
Amanda Marrinan - Year 2 teacher at St John Vianney's School
Amanda uses ICTs to engage, share, connect and lead by using tools such
as blogs, podcasts, Skype and wikis. Her students have worked on
global collaborative projects, and buddy classes around the world.
Emerging Leader of the Year
Jesseca Oram - teacher at Aldridge State High School
Jesseca has been an active member of the Wide Bay QSITE Chapter.
She set up an ICT Certificate Community in EQ's Blackboard environment,
and advised on the development of six innovative Lighthouse Projects
across the KLA's in Years 8 - 12. She has also, provided coaching and
mentoring for her colleagues. In 2008, Jesseca received a Smart
Classrooms Teacher Award.
Outstanding Lead of the Year
Monika Stinton
In Monika's words, she ... "graduated from college so long ago it's
a distant memory." She "was introduced to computes by a student with
disabilities whose whole attitude to learning and self image
transformed when showing me how to use a computer (Apple 2e)." Monika
has worked as a Computer Coordinator, Education Advisor and
Professional Development Manager. She began the Sunshine Coast Chapter
of QSITE, and worked as a leader of this Chapter until 2006. In recent
years, Monika led the Outback Chapter of QSITE, and has worked on
developing, delivering and reviewing Education Queensland's Pedagogical
License.
Making IT Happen Awards
QSITE also honoured 2 of our dedicated executive members who have
made such a difference to both QSITE and ICT education in Queensland.
These awards follow in the tradition of ISTE (International Society for
Technology Educators) and awards given at ACEC 2008 in Canberra last
year. These are a more light-hearted award and the prize included ISTE
jackets (black for male, pink for female) and some sytlish accessories.
John Oxley (outgoing QSITE President) and Lyn Allsop (QSITE Treasurer)
QSITE AGM 2009
Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education
is pleased to invite all members to:
The 2009 QSITE Annual General Meeting
Friday 27 February 2009, 7:00pm
Anglican Church Grammar School, Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane.
Nicholls Theatre in the Stanley and May Smith Science Centre.
The 2009 QSITE AGM Agenda will include:
Confirmation of State Office Holders
Announcement of the 2008 QSITE Award Winners
Dress: smart casual
RSVP: 20 February 2009
Enquiries: QSITE Secretariat, p: 07 5429 5214, e: secretary@qsite.edu.au
QSITE AGM 2008
QSITE AGM
The 2008 QSITE Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 29 February 2008, 7:00pm Anglican Church Grammar School
Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane.
QSITE AGM 2008
Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education
is pleased to invite all members to:
The 2008 QSITE Annual General Meeting
Friday 29 February 2008, 7:00pm
Anglican Church Grammar School, Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane.
Nicholls Theatre in the Stanley and May Smith Science Centre.
The 2008 QSITE AGM Agenda will include:
Confirmation of State Office Holders
Launch of the new QSITE website
Announcement of the 2007 QSITE Award Winners
Special motion to incorporate into the Rules (constitution) the new class of members - Corporate
Also featuring...
Keynote address by
Dr Margaret Lloyd
Senior Lecturer in the School of Maths, Science and Technology Education,
Queensland University of Technology:
"What's happening with IT in the Senior Phase of Learning?"
Extract... Each state and territory in Australia offers specialist IT studies in the senior secondary curriculum. Since the start of the millenium, however, numbers in these subjects have been falling and the gender disparity has been increasing.
This presentation will outline student participation in these subjects in Queensland as well as in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Consideration will also be given to the experiences of Year 10 students as recorded in MCEETYA's (2007) reporting on the national ICT Literacy Testing and being investigated in a current major research study.
Given the national importance of IT in the context of the digital education revolution, the circumstance of falling numbers in these subjects is of major concern. Redressing this free fall should be a goal of educational systems across Australia and a major consideration in the framing of new (state or national) curriculum offerings in IT.
Dress: smart casual
RSVP: 20 February 2008
Enquiries: QSITE Secretariat, p: 07 5429 5214, e: secretary@qsite.edu.au
